Optimization and fabrication of electrospun PCL poly (ε-caprolactone) fiber diameter and 3D scaffold for tissue engineering

• Main Author: Lim, Marcus Zhi Wei.
• Other Authors: Tan Lay Poh
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials; DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15315
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Electrospinning of scaffolds using a (biocompatible) polymer solution for tissue engineering is an approach that is gaining popularity. In order to increase the potential that a scaffold can bring in the biomedical field, reduction of fiber diameters and optimization of scaffold porosity through...